Vote: Do You Think School Bus Cameras Will Help Keep Students Safer?

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Many school districts have equipped school buses with cameras in an effort to detect incidents on the road– and in Austin, Texas recently a “shocking number” of reckless driving has been caught on camera. While cameras inside school buses are pretty standard, the new measure involves installing cameras on the stop arm outside to record drivers who pass school buses illegally –and subsequently fine reckless motorists.

Some say this measure will help keep children safer, while others say it’s just a way for the local government to make more money off of traffic fines.

We want to know what you think — will cameras on school buses help keep students safer? Vote and tell us what you think in the comments section below. The results of the poll and some of your comments will be featured on the show.

I’m against the usage of cameras on buses. Sure, cameras can be used as proof as to who did what. However, certain people have the ability to hack cameras. Using a camera on a bus can end up being used to stalk students to help criminals kidnap more children.

This is a hard question to answer. It’s like asking whether a person will stop at a stop sign. There are people who will and people who won’t. I see these cameras as less of a cure and more of a treatment for the problem; people will certainly react to a greater possibility of expensive tickets, but there will still be people who do not pay attention to or ignore the law, much like with stop signs. I have seen people both stop at stop signs and completely ignore them, and it makes me sad that so many people have so little concern for their safety and the safety of others. In my opinion, the problem actually starts at a young age, when a person is just beginning to get behind the wheel. At my high school there are so many people who ignore the rules of the road; in fact, I still remember the time I overheard someone bragging about how they broke 120 mph on a 40 mph road. Once a teenager develops driving habits, no matter how good or bad, those habits will stick with them for a long time. I see drivers who behave little better than my speed demon peer every time I get behind the wheel, and it makes driving that much more dangerous.

I think that school bus cameras are very important because the point isn’t for them to be seen, but to record any collision that happens so that a lawsuit could be very successful in the victim’s favor.